Shingle edging



Aug. 13, 1957 C. J. SLAN GAL SHINGLE EDGING Filed May 27, 1954 I/NA/E/VTUFF CHARLES J. SLANGAL TT/JFA/EV United States Patent SHINGLE EDGING Charles J. Slangal, Portland, Oreg.

Application'May 27, 1954, Serial No. 432,630

1 Claim. (Cl. 108-33) This invention relates generally to roof coverings and particularly to a shingle edging.

The main object of this invention is to produce a metal shingle edging by means of which composition shingles of any kind of material may be neatly and securely bound along the lateral edges to present a smooth edge, which will hold the endmost shingles in close relationship to the roof boards and prevent curling, which would cause the shingle to catch the wind, snow and rain and encourage the loosening of the shingle with the possible start of loosening one or more courses.

The second object is to make an edging which, if put on a roof, will cause it to be laid in a smooth and secure manner.

I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in the following specification as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary side elevation showing part of one course of shingles with my edging applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan taken along the line 22 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of one of the edgings.

Fig. 4 is a section taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section taken along the line 5-5 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a section taken along the line 6-6 in Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, there is shown a rafter 10 on which are secured roof boards 11, on the edges of which is a facia board 12.

While these edgings are intended for use primarily with composition shingles 13, they may be used with equal advantage on other types of shingles, such as metal, plastic and wooden materials.

The edging 14 itself is shown in Fig. 3 and is a simple 2,802,433 Patented Aug. 13, 1951 angular clip of aluminum or other non-rusting metal, such as stainless steel.

The edging 14 has an elongated top side 15 and a down-turned tapering flange 16 whose wider end 17 is outwardly oflset approximately the thickness of the metal used in forming the edging 14. The oflset portion 17 is provided with a hole 18 for the nail 19, which passes through the hole 18 and through a similar hole 20 in the upper end of the edging on the inner side thereof, as shown in Fig. 5.

Attention is especially drawn to the downturned flange 21 on the lower end of the top side 15, which flange abuts against the butt end 22 of the shingle 13.

From the foregoing it can be seen that by this simple construction an edging is provided which is not only easy to construct and economical to pack but one in which the proper laying of the shingle is encouraged and when in place presents an extremely neat appearance and one which will protect the endmost shingles in each eave course from becoming loosened by the elements and becoming an entering wedge for the final destruction of the roof.

In cases where a new roof is laid over an old roof, it is desirable to provide an edging having the flange 16 deep enough to cover the additional thickness caused by the old roof.

I claim:

An edging for shingles at one end of a roof comprising an angular piece of material of L-shaped cross section having a length only slightly greater than the exposed length of said shingles, said edging having a flat top flange adapted to overlie flat against an exposed top surface of a shingle with the upper end of said flange inserted beneath a shingle of the next higher course, a downturned butt protecting flange on the lower end of said top flange, a tapered vertical edge protecting side flange joined with said top flange by a right angle downturnedbend in said material, and a laterally and outwardly offset portion at the lower end of said side flange having a length corresponding to the inserted length of the upper end of said top flange to overlie the upper end of the side flange of the next lower edging.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITEDSTATES PATENTS 1,090,985 Hopkins Mar. 24, 1914 2,255,247 Gabriel Sept. 9, 1941 

